About Maroua
Maroua is a city in Far North, Cameroon with a population of 314,122. It is the 5th largest of the 87 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cameroon, and the 1,819th largest worldwide. It lies 809 km from Yaoundé.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 10
Elevation
406 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Douala
Coordinates
10.591, 14.316
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 87 in CameroonClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.